Category: Formula One

Red Bull Driver Max Verstappen Stays on Track for F1 Title After Winning Chaotic Austrian GP

Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen continued his relentless march toward a third straight world title with another dominating win at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, far away from the chaos behind him as multiple drivers were given time penalties for going off track limits. Verstappen started from pole position for the fourth straight…


Verstappen Wins Spanish GP From Pole for 40th Career Victory

Max Verstappen had warned that his Red Bull team was good enough to win every single race of the Formula One season. On Sunday he took one more step toward that ambitious sweep by easing to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix. The two-time defending champion started from pole position and never was challenged as…


Even Verstappen Would Like to See Alonso Win Again

MONACO—Formula One leader Max Verstappen beat Fernando Alonso to pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday and conceded even he would like to see the evergreen Aston Martin driver win again. The Spaniard, a two-times world champion like Verstappen, has not won a race since he was at Ferrari a decade ago but…


Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix Revs up South Florida Economy to Tune of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Formula One motor racing returned to the Sunshine State in May for the second Miami Grand Prix, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the South Florida economy. The international race adds to a growing wave of professional sport events in the Magic City. From May 5–May 7, the governing body of Formula One—the Federation…


German Magazine Fires Editor Over AI ‘Interview’ With Michael Schumacher

The publishers of a German magazine that ran an “interview” with Michael Schumacher generated by artificial intelligence have sacked the editor and apologized to the Formula One great’s family. Seven-times world champion Schumacher, now 54, has not been seen in public since he suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident on a family…


Former F1 Champs Raikkonen and Button Race NASCAR at COTA

AUSTIN, Texas—Kimi Raikkonen has already sprayed champagne from the winner’s podium at the Circuit of Americas. That was in 2018, when he wore Ferrari red and scored the final victory of his long Formula One career at the United States Grand Prix. The Finn is back in Texas, but in a much different car in…


Perez Wins in Jeddah as Verstappen Goes From 15th to 2nd

Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday with Max Verstappen staying top of the championship after racing from 15th to second with the fastest lap. Double Formula One world champion Verstappen snatched the bonus point from Perez with a last-lap blast around Jeddah’s floodlit…


Even From 15th, Verstappen Remains a Big Threat

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 15th place but none of his rivals were ruling out the Formula One championship leader fighting for victory on Sunday. The double world champion was sidelined by a sudden driveshaft failure in qualifying on Saturday after dominating every practice session. Mexican team mate…


Verstappen Wins at Monza After Safety Car Finish

MONZA, Italy—Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dashed Ferrari’s home hopes and won the Italian Grand Prix behind the safety car on Sunday to move within reach of his second Formula One world championship. The Dutch 24-year-old’s victory at the “Temple of Speed,” in a race that ended disappointingly and to boos from the crowd, was Verstappen’s…


Audi to Enter Formula One From 2026

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium—Audi will enter Formula One from 2026 with one of the sport’s existing teams and using a new power unit to be built in Germany, it announced on Friday. The Volkswagen-owned premium brand said it would reveal by the end of the year which team it would be partnering in what will be the…